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Common alleles of predisposition in endocrine neoplasia.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2010
Eng Charis
Abstract excerpt
The identification of germline high penetrance gain-of-function mutations in the RET proto-oncogene as causative of multiple endocrine neoplasia led to accurate molecular diagnosis, predictive testing and gene-informed preventative medicine. Many syndromic endocrine neoplasias fell under this clinically utile model, although not all endocrine neoplasias were accounted for by these high penetrance predisposition...
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